Heater.



Gr. F. LIDY.

HEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED rEB.zs,191o.

Panetea 113112111911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. P. LIDY.

HEATER. APPLICATION FILED Emme. 191,6.

987,382. Patented Manlzl, 1911.

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G. P. LIDY.

HEATER.

APPLICATION HLBD 12113.26, 1910.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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5111.112 nl'oz GEORGE FRANK. LIDY, OF WAYNESBORO. PENNSYLVANIA.

To (L/.l iii/mm it 'ma/y concer-ri:

iilt knor. n that l. (il-imma',- llinv. a citizen ol the initial States. residing Spceiiication oi. Letters Patent.

Application filed icln'uaiy 26,

at lv'ayneslufiro, county oi Franklin, andi Stale oi lciinsylvaiiia.J have invented con tain new and useful lnun-overnenls in Heat.- ers, oi vwhich the folio-vying;` is a spcciiiiiatii'in.

.My invention re-la lo heaters and particulai'li7 to'tliatrlass thereof lcno'ivn as hoi'- air furnaces.

an improved furnace whereby the iiiaainiinn amount of lie-(itkl may be obtain-ed and utilized from the amount of fuel eonsnn'ied.

A further object'of my invention is to provide a furnace equippei'l with in'ii'irovcil and regulable means for adi'nit-ting fresh air to tbc combustion chanil'icr directly above the coal to insure a substantialiy perfect conilinstiou o1 the gases.

A further object ot' my invention .is to provide a furnace equipped with moans for admitting sutiicient air to the tire pot and combustion chamber to insure .sul'istantially perfect. combustion ot' the fuel and gases. and so Aarranged that the air may be siipplied'in the desired quantities to the tire pot and conibustioi'i chamber.

'A further object ot' my invention io provide a furnace as mentioned provirhi'l with means whereby coininunication may be established between the ash pil and the com* bastion clian'iber and iiuc while shaliiiigj the 'iii'c to avoid the ashes escaping from the furnace.

A further object of my invention is to provide a furnace of small Size with a maximum radiating surface.

A .st-ill further object of niy inventioiiis to provide a furnace of improved const-ruction'whereby swirling or cycloning of the air between the-,drum and the Jacket is pre- .after having been cast.; to provide a hot air Vi'i'r'nace' Witha uel magazine, thereby forni fing a self feeding furnace; and to provide a furnace having areniovable front whereby the fuel magazine, the fire pot, the grate and other part of 'the interior of the 'furnace are readily accessible for the purpose of assembling, removal or repair without disniantling'the furnace.

HEhTEB.

'Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

iino, serial No. 546.122.

linz-Muir objects ot' my invention are to lieifnanin i provide a tire pot of improved construct/ion;

ind to provide improved nioans -for supporting' and opi-mrir` the grate bars whereby either side ot the fire may be shaken down as desired or needed without disturbing the opixisite side. 'A

Arian-ther object o tfniy invention to provide a furnace with an. improved flue and damper for the same, said lne serving as a 'lhe object oi' my invention is to provide smoke tine and as a ventilator for the furnace room.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fine for a furnace whereby a constant draft inay be main-tained in the rhin'inej, and the draft of the furnace regu lated at will.

A further object of my invention to provide a lliie for :a furnace equipped with a damper which shall automatically operate to relieve the furnace of pressure in case of explosion of gases within the same.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combination hot air and hot Water heater of. improved construction.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in viewiny invention consists generally in a. :furnace comprising a radiating drum formed of la plurality of similar Vsuperimposed sections and :an upper radiating drum head,a chamber supported above said drum head, a flue extending from said chamber, passage ways connecting the interior of the radiating drum and said chamber and 'a jacket surrounding the same and provided with a cold air inletv and a plurality of hot air pipes extending from the upper end thereof. The ront of the several 'sections of the radiatingv drinn are c ut away and secured to the edges of the cut away portion is a" front frame which-connects the drinn and the casing at this point, said cas ingbeing also cut away or discontinued across the front. of the furnace. To the front frame is 'secured the front casting which is detachably; held' in position by a plurality of bolts. ach section lof che drum is provided on its upper edge with an ample "groove to receive the lower edge ofthe section directly above and lall vof said sections, with the 'exceptionof the lo'wemiost, are provided withy a plural-ity otra-dieting varies 'or plates fomn'ed inte rally therewith. The lower section'o-the ruin is provided with a plurality of inwardlyprojectng 4Vh igs'iipim which rests :n 'rebox umd'estlngf'lipilli Sii ile

theinner edge of said ring is the fire pot. The fire pot is formed with substantially vertical walls which are outwardly flared at the to and the outwardly flared portion is 6 provi ed with a plurality of apertures and is of such size as to leave a passage way between its outer elige and the adjacent wall of the drum. Resting upon the fire pot ring and encircling the fire pot is a movable rin-rf 10 apertures in the first, said ring. The upper head of the 'radiating' drum is hell or dome shape andformed with a plurality of ribs to increase its radiating surface. The radiating drum above the fire pot comprises the Icombustion chamber, and within said chamber is removably supported 'a fuel magazine having a discharge opening directly above' the center of the 'fire pot. Resting upon the 'drum head are a plurality of flue castings which support the flue or smoke chamber, said head and the bottoni wall of said clianiber being provided with suitable apertures eommiinicatin therewith and said chamber is provided with an annular baille plate to maintain the hot Aproducts of combustion in contact with the lower radiating wall thereof. The flue leading from said chamber is provided with an aperture and equipped with a damper which is-adapted when in one position to close or partially close the flue and in another position-to close said aperture. A My invention further consists in the furnace as above mentioned and in the various `\arrangements and combinations of parts all will be fully described hereinafter and "particularly pointedV out in the claims.` \.-\,.M\y invention will be more readily under- ".s'tood by reference to the accompanying" drawin s forming a part of this specificationf an in which- Figure 1 is a Vertical section of a furnace embodying my invention in its preferred forni,fFig.2 is a horizontal section of the same takenon the line a-z of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a'horizontal section taken on the line w-m of Fig. 1, Fig. 4.- is a similar view taken on the line y-i/ of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a detail vert-ical section taken on substantiallyI the line *Lo-Ja of Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a' detail view illustrating the manner of supporting the front' ends of the grate' bars and taken on substantially the line v-/u of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 7, is a similar view illustrating the manner, of Supporting the rear ends of the grate bars andtaken on the line w-fw of Fig. 1.

l Referringgnjow to the drawings 1 indicates the radiatordrum which consists of a plurality of'sup'erimposed members or' castings f 2, 3, 4 and. 5. The lower member 2- rests upon a base' ring 6 and supports the fire ot and the grate as will be fully described h...I e-

inafter. The members 3,4 4 and 5 are of having a pluralityof apertures which in on v position are. adapted to register with similar lower edge of the superimposed section and the outer 'edge ofsa-id scat is provided with l an upt-ui'ned annularttange 8 between which and thev'valls of the sections is placed sand A or cement to make a tight joint. il-fIhe linner edge of the seat on the sections 3, 4 and 5 is provided with an inner upturned fia-ngc),

`the flanges 8 and 9 forming a groove to rcceive the lower edge of the section next above. Thelsectionsl 8,4 and 5 are also provided with a plurality of flat vertically disposed radial vanes or wings 10, which are preferably cast integrally therewith and increase the radiating surface of the dr'urn.' l'

lhe drinii "Ahead o'ggdome comprises .igiiat annular pi"tip i'i 'j l-1 and a b ell shaped central portion 12 preterablycast inone piece, and the portion 11 is providedi-witha depend ing annular Harige lwhich rests in the groove formed -by -the flanges 8 and 9 on the lop section 5 of tlied'riiin. The portion 11 is also formed with an upwardly extending peripheral flange 14. Extending froiii`side f y serve to increasethe@radiating-fareafof thc "drum ase-wellies to lstreng'ftlien '.tlie"` drum head.

'Resting upon tl eiflat horizontal portion l1 of the ldrumrlieal area-plurality of fluo members or `smoke""tbes`-1(i .each preferably foriiicd=0f absinglemasting. 'Each smoke tube 1'6 is formed Aof an inner and outer curved wall 17 and 18 respectively which conform to the curvature of the portion 11. and a pairl ofstraight end walls l19. The portion llhofnthe drinn li ad.. is provided withy aperturesv 20' corresponding to the smoke tubes and defined-by iipwardly`extending flanges 21 which extendinto the' lower vend of said tubes to position the saine.

The outer -Wall 18 of each tub'e'isprovided with a plurality of radial varis "or wings 22 similar to the wings'lO. Tlieupper ends of the smoke tubes are formed with peripheral flanges 23 which extend horizontally inward-ly a short distance forming seats' or' rests 24 to receive' and support the smoke or flue chamber.

The smoke or flue clni-niber is formed 'of tivo castings. a lower casting Q5 Iand an upper casting 26. The lower casting consists of a fiat peripheral portion 27, corresponding to the portion 11 of 'the ige Fresh air is admitted V through the apertures 59 also through draftcopenings 69 in the front [feasting directly opposite the grate as shown 1U" for the complete combustion ofthe gases.

The perforations 68 are arranged directly above the passages formed between the radiating vanes' hence the air! is heated'before it reaches there. .f

in the ring 58 and in(` Fig. 1. The draft openings 69 are controlled by 'a slide 70 by means of which the V air therethroughl may be regulated or enposition t0 and in another position to close the sa.me. 75 indicates a handle formed on the ring 78 'and tirely cut off. Air is admittedto the ash pit 71 beneath the ring 58 through the ash pit door 72 and means are provided for directing the air in the ash pit through the tire pot or ,about thesame. To this end aslidable ring 73 is provided Whichrests n' on the ring 58and eneircles the lower en of the fire pot, the lower ends vof the vanes 65.

being cut away as shown to accommodate the same. The ring 73 is provided with a plurality of apertures 74 adapted in one register with the apertures 59 projecting4` through a slot 76` in the I front 52 of the furnace and by means of the ring is turnedto open the a 'thereof as shown in Fig. 6. (i0. .lugs 86 which the ring I.may be turned as desired. A slide 77 is provided on said handle to close .the slot 76. In starting the tire and when' it is desi-red to cause-the f uel to burn more freely the ring is vt-u'rnedtoelose the apertures 59, thereby causing all of the air to lugs 8() preferably'formed integrally with the ring 58, The forward ends of the bars are supported by detachable members 81 to facilitate readily removing the same when necessary. To this end a pair of depending brackets 82 are formed onthe ring one being provided for each pair ot' grate bars and the members 81 are detaehably secured thereto by bolts 83. The members 81 each comprises a straight horizontal portion 84 and a pair of bearings 85 formed at the ends To maintain the grate bars in the bearings 85 depenl are formed on'the ring 58 in 'i' of the brackets 82. See Figs. 1 and 6. Fixed to the grate bars and arranged between the brackets 82 and lugs 86 are inteimeshlng gears 87, that is the gears of' each palr of grate bars intermesh,

about the re `pot` but one pair is ar- .ranged slightly in advance of the other pair of gears in order that the tire on one side may be shaken down wit-hout disturbing the fire on the other side. The-two inner grate bars are extended forwardly and squared as at 88 to receive the shaker. When shaking down the re the ring 73 is turned until its apertures 74 regster'with the apertures 59. The dust and ashes then pass upwardly through said apertures7 the passage way 67, the combustion chamber 16 to the smoke or flue chamber and flue;

Removably supported within thecombustion chamber 78 is a coal magazine 89 which is formedpreferably of a rectangular casting comprising a bodyportion 90 a feed ex- The lower end ofthe' hopper bottom is provided with an extension and the smoke tubes v'tension 91 'and a hopper bottom 92 the disf charge opening in which is directly over the center of the re pot.

93 having a flared upper end adapted to rest uponand wit-hin theinclined walls of the bottom as shown in Fig. v1. As the extension is exposed to the intense heat of the fire it is liable to become burned in time andv may be readily removed and replaced by another. The forward end of the extension '91 fits bet-Ween the horizontal purl. tions 49 and 47 of the front frame and the outer face of the top Wall thereof is provided with` a pair of lugs 95 which bear against the outer face of the member 49 and shown clearly in Fig. 4. The lower-wall` of the extension is provided with a lug 96. which bears against the inner face of the member 47. By raising the inner end or body of the-magazine until the lower edgev of the extension 91 passes the member 47 the magazine may be readily removed.

Thefront of the furnace is provided with la feed door 97' directly in front of the feed extension 91 of the magazine and witlra of the top of the tire pot giving access thereto for klndling. the fire and other obvious purposes.y The door way 99 of the door 98 is provided ,with a shield 100 which extends inwardly to overhang the adjacent portion of the tire pot and prevent fuel-from 'door 98 below the same and above the `'levelv dropping between the fire pot and the front of the furnace. The shield is made to fit the door opening and comprises a pair of side walls 101 and a bottom wall 1.02. The outer edges of the walls 101 are provided with flanges 103 which engage the front of the furnace at the side of the opening 9 9, and the lower or bottom Wall 102 is provided with a lug 104 adapted to ilnpinge f against the inner face ot' the t'ront beneath the door opening. It is obvious that by raising the member 10() until the lug 104 is above the bottom of the opening 99 it may be readily removed. 1-

Arranged within the combustion chamber water heater.

esmas y and partially surrounding the fuel magazine is a hollow cast-ing v105 forming` the boiler yof a Water heater when it is desired to use the furnace as a combiuatiouhot air and hot 3,06 indicates the pipes leadingt and from the member No, The mehr be'r 105 is substantially semi-circular or horse shoe shape and is arranged where it will receive a great amount or' heat from the kfire and yet is removed from the lire not so that cold Water therein will not deuden the fire. l

The jacket U is provided Witha cold air duct or inlet 107 and vits upper end is provided with the het air pipes 108 leading to I, the several rooms of the buildingn The furnace above described is of great heating capacity in proportion to its size and the amount of fuel consumed. This obvious when 'the great radiating surfaces of the drum,v the drum' head, the smoke pipes and the flue chamber are taken into consideration. The cold air entering the furnace through the inletl 107 passes upwardly between the Vanesl() to the top of the drum and: there art of the air passes onl upwardiy between Le varies` 22 on the smoke tubes While part of the air passes in' between the l'drum head and the bottom of the smoke or flue chamber. `The large size of the combustion chamber alsogives ample opportunity for comparatively all of the products of combustion to be consumed. before passing into 'the Hue, thus obtaining a large percentage of heat from the fuel.

The simplicity of the furnace andthe comi paratively low cost at which the same may be manufactured and set up shouldrbe noted'. The' Whole furnace is composed of castings as they come direct from the foundry, no

tooling or jointing being required with the exception of the holes for the' hinge pins the doors. It is assembled by merely building or laying one part upon the other in order and the only bolts or other fstenings required are those for the members 81 which support the 'forward ends of the grate bars.

Nand the bolts and fastenings for securing the front frame and the front in position.

The furnace may be readily kept clean and the entire interior is readily accessible by merely removing front casting with out dismantling the furnace Having described my invention what I' claim new desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

l, in a radiator drumopen ai: the front, a channel. in the lupper edge of said drum coerteusiv'e 'with the length of said upper edge, a drum head having`1 a depending continuous circular ilange resting in said channel, a iront frame secured to the front edges of said drum, front `frame having a transverse ymember at the top iitting against the portionV of said depending flange between the ends of said channel, and afi-ont secured to said frame, substantially as described.`

2. in a -furnace a radiator drum and head for the saine in combination with a plurality of smoke tubes resting on said head and extending upwardly therefrom near the periphery thereof, a smoke chamber resting; upon the upper ends of said tubes, said tubes opening' into saidchamber, an annular baliie plate in said chamber guojeeti'ng across the upper ends of said tubes, the side .o said chamber being provided Witha clean-out opening extending above and below said ballie plate, a closure for said openinggfaud a flue leading from said chamber above said plata' substantially as described.

3. In a. urnace a drum and a front frame1` said front fra-inc being provided with a feed opening, in combination with a coal magazine arranged Within said drum and having'.

a eed extension adapted to fit within said feed opening, pair of iugs on the upper face of said extension adapted to engage the outer face of said iframe above said opening and a lug onhe under face of said cxtension adapiedao engage Ithe inner lace of said frame below said opening whereby said magazine detachably supported in position, substantially described.'

in testimony whereof have signed mytnaine to this specification in the presence oi two subscribing Witnesses,

Vifitnesses L Pisr,` Bizarre L. Lier. 

